Please join us in welcoming Vanesa Toledo-Castro to the Volunteer Toronto family as our new Community Engagement Coordinator! Vanesa will be assisting staff by coordinating signature events like the Legacy Awards, Becoming a Board Member sessions and Craft Your Change. We are very excited to have Vanesa on the team and look forward to working with her over the next year.

NEW Resource Guide & Workbook for All Subscribers!

Sign in and check out the Volunteer Boundaries and Dismissal Resource Guide.This workbook provides basic tools and templates to help establish and enforce effective boundaries for volunteer programs, as well as plan for volunteer dismissal when necessary.

Do You Need North York Volunteers? Then Sign Up for Our Seniors Fair!

There’s still time to sign up for our first Seniors Fair at the North York Memorial Community Hall. The Fair will be from 1pm to 4pm on Wednesday March 23rd and will focus on organizations and seniors in the North York area. Join us for a chance to engage and recruit senior volunteers who want to share their time and experience with the right cause. For more information and to reserve a booth, visit the Seniors Fair website or contact Kelly DeVries, kdevries@volunteertoronto.ca

You Can Still Register for VECTor 2016!

Early Bird may be over, but you can still register for the VECTor Conference until March 4th (Subscribers $200/Non-Subscriber $300). This year’s Conference will feature workshops, discussions and a panel with innovative perspectives on volunteer management and engagement, as well as networking opportunities with industry leaders and a fun and interactive Marketplace. Join us on March 9th at Oakham House, Ryerson University for a great day of professional development.

The first of the Grassroots Growth Project’s eight pilot workshops begin this month. Grassroots Governance: Building A Structure That Fits will cover mission and vision statements, developing a strategic plan, and different ways to organize and lead grassroots groups. It will also talk about building legitimacy, the pros and cons of traditional routes like incorporation and registering as a charity as well as other options to increase credibility. Register for Grassroots Governance on February 23rd (Volunteer Toronto) or February 27th (Fairview Library).

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